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2023 Most Popular Online Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools

11 Colleges
$111,936 Avg Salary

With 61,791 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, engineering is the #4 most popular major in the United States.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Most Popular Online Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the United States to see which online doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Engineering Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Our analysis found Old Dominion University to be the most popular school for engineering students who want to pursue an online doctor’s degree in the United States. Old Dominion is a very large public school located in the city of Norfolk.

Of the 23 students majoring in engineering at Old Dominion, 74% are male and 26% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public school with a very large student population.

About 28% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 72% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Michigan Technological University is a great place for engineering students working on their online doctor’s degree. Michigan Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Houghton.

About 20% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 80% are male.

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The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at George Washington University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering schools in the United States. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

About 21% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 79% are male.

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The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at Southern Methodist University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 21% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 79% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a great place for engineering students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 37 students majoring in engineering at Colorado State, 70% are male and 30% are female.

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Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

Women make up 23% of the engineering majors at the school.

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Capitol Technology University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Capitol Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Laurel.

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#8

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

Florida Atlantic University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public school with a very large student population.

About 11% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 89% are male.

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. WPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.

Of the 29 students majoring in engineering at WPI, 76% are male and 24% are female.

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Engineering Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548
Systems Engineering 3,068
Industrial Engineering 3,028
Chemical Engineering 2,662
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 2,375
Other Engineering 1,820
Materials Engineering 1,810
Operations Research 1,191
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 928
Environmental Engineering 919
Robotics Engineering 560
Engineering Science 451
Nuclear Engineering 437
Manufacturing Engineering 423
Petroleum Engineering 401
Agricultural Engineering 332
Construction Engineering 288
Engineering Physics 286
Architectural Engineering 243
Geoscience Engineering 173
Polymer & Plastics Engineering 167
Engineering Mechanics 144
Mining Engineering 132
Ocean Engineering 112
Textile Engineering 96
Biological Engineering 80
Energy Systems Engineering 79
Marine Engineering 44
Metallurgical Engineering 40
Biochemical Engineering 21
Ceramic Engineering 20
Electromechanical Engineering 16
Surveying Engineering 11
Paper Science & Engineering 7

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705
Engineering Technologies 7,672

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.

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